Residents and businesses in the San Diego region consumed 18 percent less water in December than the same month in 2013, below the state target of 20 percent for the area, the County Water Authority reported Wednesday. Despite the decline in conservation, which continues a local and statewide trend, San Diegans have reduced usage 24 […]
El Niño, have you abandoned us? After a super stormy stretch last week, San Diego County has warmed up and dried out. And the forecast for the coming week calls for a few spritzes locally, but that’s about it. Has El Niño, the periodic phenomenon that shifts the storm track and holds promise of […]
This summer, as California was struggling through its most severe recent year of drought, two California members of Congress unveiled legislation meant to ease the pain. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Rep. David Valadao introduced, separately and respectively, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 and the Western Water and American Food […]
A series of storms passing over Northern California are expected to drench residents in rain and dump up to 2 feet of snow on the northern Sierra Nevada, a precious water resource the state relies on in the spring, the National Weather Service said. The storms are expected to bypass Southern California, according to […]
San Diegans Reduce Water Consumption
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8 (San Diego) Quoted: Dana FriehaufResidents and businesses in the San Diego region consumed 18 percent less water in December than the same month in 2013, below the state target of 20 percent for the area, the County Water Authority reported Wednesday. Despite the decline in conservation, which continues a local and statewide trend, San Diegans have reduced usage 24 […]
After Wet Week, Where’s El Niño?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Robert KrierEl Niño, have you abandoned us? After a super stormy stretch last week, San Diego County has warmed up and dried out. And the forecast for the coming week calls for a few spritzes locally, but that’s about it. Has El Niño, the periodic phenomenon that shifts the storm track and holds promise of […]
Getting More Water in the West: Key Legislation Failed in 2015; Will This Year Be Any Different?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Coachella Valley Independentby By Krista LangloisThis summer, as California was struggling through its most severe recent year of drought, two California members of Congress unveiled legislation meant to ease the pain. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Rep. David Valadao introduced, separately and respectively, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 and the Western Water and American Food […]
Two Feet of Snow Expected Across Northern Sierra Nevada This Week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Joseph SernaA series of storms passing over Northern California are expected to drench residents in rain and dump up to 2 feet of snow on the northern Sierra Nevada, a precious water resource the state relies on in the spring, the National Weather Service said. The storms are expected to bypass Southern California, according to […]